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95 texts, 93 of them analysed
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624
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137
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121
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118
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29
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22
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25690805pm--From Purity to Calm and Clarity
Theravada
· 2026-10-04
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
The text explains Sīla as the basis of meditation and shows how mindfulness and letting go help overcome the remaining suffering and mental restlessness.
Patience · Mercy · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Ayya Santussika: Obsessing or Processing?
Theravada
· 2026-10-03
· Ayya Santussika
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
The text distinguishes obsessive thinking from conscious processing and shows, through examples and a Sutta, how one can find one's way out of the cycle of rumination.
Knowledge · Patience · Repentance
— machine transcript of a recording
Jeanne Corrigal: Morning instruction: The Body as a Home Base
Theravada
· 2026-10-03
· Jeanne Corrigal
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
An introduction to the Buddhist refuges and precepts as voluntary offerings for the cultivation of inner peace, community, and mindfulness.
Community · Gratitude · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Jeanne Corrigal: Meditation - Feeling Tone: Pleasant, Unpleasant, or Neither
Theravada
· 2026-10-03
· Jeanne Corrigal
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
A meditation instruction on the Buddhist concept of feeling tone, which teaches how to mindfully observe pleasant and unpleasant experiences in order to break reactive patterns.
Knowledge · Patience
— machine transcript of a recording
Jeanne Corrigal: Dharma talk: Finding Freedom in the Bumpy Ride
Theravada
· 2026-10-03
· Jeanne Corrigal
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
A dharma talk on the four foundations of mindfulness that uses the body and breath as a home base and explains dukkha as suffering caused by craving.
Patience · Knowledge · Gratitude
— machine transcript of a recording
25690804pm--Do not be complacent about even small good
Theravada
· 2026-10-03
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
Small indulgences and small deeds grow through repetition into great consequences; both should be taken seriously.
Patience · Repentance · Responsibility
— machine transcript of a recording
25690803pm--คาถาสำคัญที่ควรจดจำ
Theravada
· 2026-10-02
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
The text explains the significance of the 5th day of the waning moon in the 8th month and the enlightenment of the first five monks as a central event in the Buddhist tradition.
Knowledge · Repentance · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
ทุกข์ข่มผู้ประมาทไว้ ด้วยอำนาจของความสุข [6940-5p]
Theravada
· 2026-10-01
· Panya Bhavana (ปัญญาภาวนา) – นิทานพรรณนา, thailaendisches Dhamma-Programmnetz
· Panya Bhavana (ปัญญาภาวนา) – นิทานพรรณนา, thailaendisches Dhamma-Programmnetz
A Dhamma lecture on Jataka stories that warns against excessive trust and negligence.
Knowledge · Humility · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
25690802pm--ใช้สามัญสำนึกฝึกใจ
Theravada
· 2026-10-01
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
The text teaches Buddhist mental training, which generates inner peace rather than fear through focus on the present and acceptance of losses.
Patience · Repentance · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Jill Shepherd: talk: Right Livelihood and retreat life
Theravada
· 2026-10-01
· Jill Shepherd
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
Shepherd connects wise livelihood with retreat practice as a means of living ethically and mindfully in a complex world.
Care · Community · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Gullu Singh: Reflections on Danā
Theravada
· 2026-09-30
· Gullu Singh
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
Dāna as the most fundamental Buddhist teaching: generosity as a prerequisite for all further spiritual practices and as a cultivable mental quality.
Mercy · Patience · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
25690801pm--ฝึกสติจนเห็นโดยไม่เป็น
Theravada
· 2026-09-30
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
The text describes the path of three monks to practice in the forest and emphasizes the role of community, mindfulness, and renunciation in overcoming suffering.
Community · Patience · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Dawn Neal: Aware of Body and Vedana
Theravada
· 2026-09-29
· Dawn Neal
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
A guide to mindful meditation that emphasizes body awareness, breath control, and non-attachment to thoughts and sensations in the present moment.
Patience · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Dawn Neal: Four Alternatives to Mental Suffering
Theravada
· 2026-09-29
· Dawn Neal
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness as ways to turn toward the present moment and see through the mind's projecting, suffering-increasing activity.
Knowledge · Humility · Patience
— machine transcript of a recording
25690731pm--Seeking something, you will find that thing
Theravada
· 2026-09-29
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
The text argues that the truth and happiness being sought are already present in the present moment, but are overlooked due to mental attachment and the search for them externally.
Knowledge · Patience · Repentance
— machine transcript of a recording
Brian Lesage: So Much of Life is Thursday
Theravada
· 2026-09-29
· Brian Lesage
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
A dharma talk on the poem 'Thursday' that invites us to fully inhabit ordinary life without dependence on dreamed-up future visions.
Patience · Humility · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
25690730pm--Establishing Steadfastness in Goodness through Aṭṭhāna
Theravada
· 2026-09-28
· watpasukato
· Wat Pa Sukato – Dhamma-Vortraege von Luang Por Paisal Visalo
The text explains Aṭṭhāna as a firm resolve to bring something to completion, not as a request, and shows, by the example of the Vassa residence, how determination strengthens practice.
Patience · Responsibility · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Ayya Anandabodhi: Inner and Outer Knowing
Theravada
· 2026-09-28
· Ayya Anandabodhi
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
The text explains the Buddhist practice of distinguishing between inner and outer experience in order to overcome suffering through mindfulness and inner factors and to recognize the boundless nature of the mind.
Knowledge · Community · Repentance
— machine transcript of a recording
Ayya Anandabodhi: Cultivating a Boundless Heart
Theravada
· 2026-09-28
· Ayya Anandabodhi
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
A guide to meditation at the heart center, in order to recognize the boundless nature of the mind and to cultivate qualities such as compassion and equanimity.
Mercy · Repentance · Patience
— machine transcript of a recording
Ayya Santussika: Nurturing Sangha
Theravada
· 2026-09-26
· Ayya Santussika
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
The speaker describes how Buddhist communities can be nurtured through adaptation, respectful conflict resolution, and compassion.
Community · Mercy · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Jeanne Corrigal: Choiceless Attention Instructions
Theravada
· 2026-09-25
· Jeanne Corrigal
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
An instruction on choiceless attention, in which attention is not directed but its natural wandering is observed.
Patience · Humility · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
The Armor of Heedfulness [6939-5p]
Theravada
· 2026-09-24
· Panya Bhavana (ปัญญาภาวนา) – นิทานพรรณนา, thailaendisches Dhamma-Programmnetz
· Panya Bhavana (ปัญญาภาวนา) – นิทานพรรณนา, thailaendisches Dhamma-Programmnetz
A Jātaka story about two groups in a valley who react differently to a threatening flood serves as a parable for heedfulness versus heedlessness in listening to the Dhamma.
Responsibility · Humility · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Renate Seifarth: Gratitude as Result and Practice
Theravada
· 2026-09-23
· Renate Seifarth
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
Freedom arises through letting go of patterns; from the recognition of the interconnectedness of inner and outer, organic gratitude grows.
Gratitude · Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Tim Geil: Exploring Anatta: Non-Self
Theravada
· 2026-09-23
· Tim Geil
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
An introduction to the Buddhist teaching of non-self (anatta) and its practical investigation in everyday life.
Knowledge · Patience · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Renate Seifarth: The Causes of Dukkha
Theravada
· 2026-09-22
· Renate Seifarth
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
Seifarth explains the Buddhist cause of suffering as clinging to pleasant experiences and shows, through examples, how mindfulness breaks this cycle.
Knowledge · Repentance · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Renate Seifarth: Love as a Response to Suffering
Theravada
· 2026-09-21
· Renate Seifarth
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
The text explains the Buddhist response to suffering through wisdom and the cultivation of Metta, Karuna, and Mudita as unconditional love.
Mercy · Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Mark Ovland: Talk - Rubin's Vase & the Drama of Life
Theravada
· 2026-09-20
· Mark Ovland
· Newton Abbot
· Gaia House (Devon) - Dharma Talks
The text uses Rubin's Vase as a metaphor to show how letting go of fixed perspectives and meeting sensory data with kindness leads to inner freedom.
Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Mark Ovland: Talk - Rubin's Vase & the Drama of Life
Theravada
· 2026-09-20
· Mark Ovland
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
Ovland uses Rubin's Vase as a metaphor for the relativity of perception and encourages reducing suffering by letting go of attachment and cultivating friendly attitudes.
Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Ayya Santussika: The Never Ending, Constant, Kaleidoscope of Change
Theravada
· 2026-09-19
· Ayya Santussika
· Barre
· Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks (Insight-/Vipassana-Tradition, Aggregator)
The text explains the Buddhist teaching of impermanence using everyday examples and encourages meeting suffering and death with mindfulness.
Patience · Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
ไร้สุขส่วนเดียว หากข้องเกี่ยวกับคนพาล [6938-5p]
Theravada
· 2026-09-17
· Panya Bhavana (ปัญญาภาวนา) – นิทานพรรณนา, thailaendisches Dhamma-Programmnetz
· Panya Bhavana (ปัญญาภาวนา) – นิทานพรรณนา, thailaendisches Dhamma-Programmnetz
A Jātaka story about a crocodile and a caiman that warns against plans of revenge in the face of dissatisfaction and calls for direct conversation.
Justice · Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
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